Peru recalls last diplomat from Venezuela to protest ‘illegitimate’ new term

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11 January, 2019, 11:00 pm

Venezuelan nationals living in Peru protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s second term outside the Venezuelan embassy in Lima, Peru, January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

LIMA (Reuters) – Peru has recalled its charge d’affaires from its embassy in Venezuela to protest what it called the “illegitimate” new term of President Nicolas Maduro, Peru’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Peru will also bar Maduro and 100 people linked to him or his government from entry, the ministry added. […]